Nizhny Novgorod vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$2589
🏠 One person rent	$528	$459
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$1989
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	48	71
😀 Quality of life	63	74
🏙️ Population	1.2M	518K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 1% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 5192nd and 5133rd ($1051 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 130th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.9 months in Utsunomiya. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Utsunomiya ranked 188th in Japan, while ranked 5476th and 1860th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$5.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$3.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$4310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$2900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$9.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$17480

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$705
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$749
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$821
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$754
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$804
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$834
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$981
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$771
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$614
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$705
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$1055
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$1030
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1678
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$626
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$1084
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$1068
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$648
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$694
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$792
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$789
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$974
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$604
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$791
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$771
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$775
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$635
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$868
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$845
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$691
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$748
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$830
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$895
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$873

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1011
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1019
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$953
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1020
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1009
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$964
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1013
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$903
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1021
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$972
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$992
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1006
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1028
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1009
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1034
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1002
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1015
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1014
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1009
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1028
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1009
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1104
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1045
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1028
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1033
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1079
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1030
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1049
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1234
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1040
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1171
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1017
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1032
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1110
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1007
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1038
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1032